Crank and Kill

Crank

Crank verb - Rotate with a crank.

Kill is an antonym for crank.

Nearby Words: cranked, cranking

Kill

Kill verb - To cause to stop functioning.
Usage example: kill the engine before it overheats

Crank is an antonym for kill.

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

How words are described

over over crank over kill
multiple multiple crank multiple kill

Common collocations

way crank way kill way
times crank times kill times

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Twins Traven, who isn't a villain but still acted like a bitter old crank and a jackass, gets sucker-punched for his own bad deeds (because at least he didn't kill anyone).
    Source: Film / Twins
  • Mercy Kill Knowing that Crank was wanting to die, Mika obligated and delivered a Mercy Kill after shielding Atra's lucky charm from the gunshot.
    Source: Mercy Kill
  • Video Game / Donkey Kong Country Returns Everything Trying to Kill You: As if the Mine cart levels weren't bad enough, the Rocket Barrel levels crank this right on Up to Eleven without apology.
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